September 2006 Archives

Another op ed piece in the Wasthington Post today (I'm visiting my mother in D. C. this week) was written by Eugene Robinson.  This one was titled "Torture Is Torture."  He first gives practical reasons why America should not sanction... continue

The tiff over Pope Benedict's anti-Islam remarks, and his subsequent quasi-apology, presented an interesting interplay between supposed papal infallibility and political pragmatism.  Of course, Benedict was not speaking ex cathedra during his visit to the University of Regensburg, but that distinction is... continue

Phil, thanks for raising the question about covenantal contexts and responsibility with regard to race. I think you may have landed here on a genuine disagreement between us.My fear is that in having such an expansive understanding of "covenant" the... continue

Writing in the June 2006 issue of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dallas Seminary's Daniel Wallace explains why Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus became such a publishing phenomenon.  Why would a book on textual criticism, of all things, sell... continue

More from Charles Spurgeon on preaching the whole work of Christ:"He did not merely come to save us from the guilt of sin, but he came to save us from the power of sin. He does not merely bring us... continue

Justin -- do you know, I can't recall where I delivered them.   But then I'm told my lectures are a bit like the sixties -- if you can remember them, then you weren't really there.... continue

If you want an introduction to John Owen's theology, here is a series of five lectures by Carl Trueman on Owen:John Owen: The Man and His Time by Carl TruemanJohn Owen and the Practice of Theology by Carl TruemanJohn Owen... continue

Justin Taylor writes: "18. Reject the theories of collectivist sin, guilt, or exoneration when dealing outside of a covenantal context."  Whether I agree with this statement depends on what counts as "a covenantal context." ... continue

Rosie O'Donnell has begun her new job on ABC's "The View" by claiming that "Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America where we have separation of church and state."  She went on to equate... continue

Ironically, Del, Dylan Thomas is the one Welshman I have time for, and the poem you quote is surely one of the masterpieces of the English langauge....Anyway, Christianity Today has posted an interesting, albeit brief, blog on the prosperity doctrine:... continue